So I just watched the latest episode of Riverdale and saw that the Lodges has a scene of the will as well. Honestly, I didn't expect that and I was worried that this story will not be compatible with the happenings in the series. Neverthless, just pretend that didn't happen when you read my fanfic.

Chapter 6: Caught

Reggie woke up feeling light-headed. He noticed he was in a back of a car. His vision was yet to return completely, but he can see two people on the front seat staring at him. When his full vision finally returned, he realized that the two people staring at him were Betty and Jughead.

"Are you okay now?" Betty asked, concerned.

"Where am I? The last thing I remembered I was with Veronica," Reggie groggily said.

"You don't remember how high you were, and that Veronica has to drag you away and call us for help?" Jughead asked. He looked at Jughead completely clueless what he was talking about.

Jughead, noticing his look said, "Guess that's a no," He started the car and started to brief him of where they were going, "Anyways, you're here with me and Betty right now because we have to do our investigation of Sherwin Klint. According to sources, Sherwin is a single mom who's currently living alone since her only daughter married a Japanese and thus, lives in Japan. Me and Betty have interviewed some of her friends and it turns out they know nothing suspicious of her. Our last chance is to find a clue inside her house."

"Oh," was the only thing Reggie said as he tried to clear his head of the dizziness and light-headedness that he felt. It wasn't long when they arrived at the victim's house. The lights were off, and the surroundings were silent.

Once they came in front of the door, Betty took her hairpin as she successfully opened the doorknob. They entered the house as they investigated each corner of it. An hour has passed, but it seems they have not noticed anything suspicious at all. It wasn't until Jughead noticed a diary hidden inside one of the cabinets in the room, that they all gathered around him to read of what happened. He browsed the diary, skipping the pages that were not relevant. However, a certain page caught their attention when the saw the name of Polly.

"Polly?" Betty asked, surprised that she was able to come across her sister's name. Jughead then started to read the diary out loud, "Today is March 13 and I got a surprise call from my childhood friend, Polly. We never talked ever since she ran away with her lover and had kids. So, it was surprising to me when I got her call. She was crying over saying she just got released and she doesn't want to come home yet. She's wondering if she can stay with me for a while and I said yes. She came in later with her bag full of clothes and I let her stay inside." They continued reading the diary and found out for the following days that Polly met her lover and dated. However, Sherwin also noticed something strange with Polly. Upon her own investigation and observation, she found out that Polly was in a cult comprising of at least 30 members. She confronted Polly about it, but she just denied everything. Sherwin then threatened Polly that she will tell Alice and that she should go home in Riverdale. The following day, Polly left the house, never to be seen again. The following days, her name wasn't mentioned anymore.

Jughead closed the book once he finished the last sentence of Polly's disappearance. "We got what we need," he said as he took the diary and the three headed out of the house.

….

"Damn Reggie!" Veronica complained, "He couldn't even do his job properly and I had to drag his heavy body out."

Archie just laughed, remembering the situation they encountered a while ago with Reggie. Mad Dog also smiled, trying to hold in his laughter.

"You guys found it funny, right?" she said, noticing their reactions. "I'm sorry," Archie said trying to comfort his girlfriend but couldn't contain his laughter, "It's just funny when you think about it." She just rolled her eyes as a smile slowly crept on her face, realizing it was indeed funny.

The three of them were going to a Mental Hospital to investigate Joshua Hay. His mother advised them to do the interview with her at the said hospital. When they finally arrived, they greeted Mrs. Hay, Joshua's mom, and Doctor Kate, Joshua's attending psychiatrist.

"I told you guys to meet me here instead," Mrs. Hay explained, "Joshua has been staying here most of the time ever since 4 years ago, so I think Doctor Kate here would have the answers than me."

"We understand," Veronica told her, "Thank you for helping us."

Mrs. Hay nodded as she told them, "You see, Joshua was a sweet boy when he was a kid. Although, he used to be bullied, he was bright and determined when he was with me and our family. However, 4 years ago, he acted strange. He would see and talk to something that we couldn't. That's why we decided to let him stay here."

Archie was curious and asked, "Do you have any idea what he sees and hear?"

Doctor Kate was the one who replied to Archie, "He says that he is saved by the gods because he offered many human organs. In fact, he always claimed himself to be god. Every time I talked to him, he would always say that I should look up to him. However, a visitor came one day, and I noticed him change after that. From someone who was always happy and proud, he started to become angry and depressed. He would scream suddenly saying, 'I am now the leader! The gods know me than you. You can't take it away from me.' He was like that before he escaped here and was found dead later."

"Do you have any idea who visited him?" Mad Dog asked.

"I'm sorry I didn't," Doctor Kate said, "I remembered we look it up to in our logbook but I forgot the name. We tried contacting her, but we couldn't."

"Is it safe to assume its someone from The Farm?" Veronica asked as she looked at the guys looking for confirmation.

"Yes," Archie told her, "It may not be a strong evidence but at least we have something."

….

As planned, they gathered once more in private at Veronica's speakeasy. They shared to everyone the different findings and revelations of each victim. It was becoming clearer that the suspect is someone from The Farm, more specifically Evelyn Evernever.

"The chances are high that she's the culprit," Toni said, as she believed they have finally solved the mystery.

"I don't think we should celebrate though," Veronica said, still worried, "If she is behind this, that's great, at least we're unto something. The problem is- where do we find her?"

"Oh gosh!" Kevin complained, "This guessing game isn't over and my brain's already hurting."

Most of them took a deep sigh as silence overcame them. Finally, Betty broke up the silence by saying, "Wait, I just remembered. If Polly is into this, then maybe I can use Polly to lure us to their hideaway."

"You're right," Jughead supported her, "We were actually planning of stalking Polly anyway. I think it's a good idea." Everyone then agreed.

"Tomorrow…" Betty said, "She said she's going to do errands tomorrow, that's when me and Jughead will follow her."

…..

"Mom, I'll be going out for a while. I'll be back before dinner!" Polly shouted, hoping Alice would hear her from the kitchen. "Yes, dear! You take care," Alice shouted back. She wore her shoes, took her bag and headed out of the house. She looked around her before deciding to walk, heading out East.

What she didn't know was that Jughead and Betty were hiding and watching her from behind a tree. Once Polly was out of suspicion of her surroundings, they took their helmets and rode the motorcycle. From afar, they watched her hail a taxi at the corner of the street. When the taxi took off, so was Jughead's motorcycle.

They followed the taxi, making sure they were still distant as not to raise suspicion. Finally, the taxi stopped, and Polly came out.

"This place…" Betty told Jughead, "I remember this… This one is near the Sisters of Quiet Mercy."

"Are you sure?" he asked.

Betty confirmed, "Yes!"

He parked the motorcycle somewhere near as they got off and continued to follow Polly. True enough, she led them to the building where the Sisters of Quiet Mercy used to be. "They were here all this time?" Jughead asked.

"I thought the property now belongs to Veronica's dad?" Betty asked, also confused. "But I think Polly knows this place as well. My parents took her here."

They observed from afar for a few more minutes. They saw Polly, as well as other people, going in and out of the said place. Then, they started to gather outside as they formed a circle and started chanting.

"This is weird," Betty said, "I got to confirm this to Veronica." She took her phone and dialed Veronica's number.

"Hello?" Veronica asked from the other line.

"It's me, Betty. I just want to know if your dad really bought the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, or did he sell it?"

"He bought it, Betty. It was supposed to be for his prison project that didn't materialize. So, the property was left untouched and abandoned, though it is still named after him."

"Are you sure, V? Because we're seeing people here."

"In the Sisters of Quiet Mercy?"

"Yes!"

"That's odd! There shouldn't be people there."

"There is, and they seem to be a cult performing a ritual."

"Do you think it's the farm?"

"Polly's here but I haven't seen Evelyn yet. Still, I do believe this is the farm."

"That's good! At least we know now where they're hiding."

"I think you should all go—" Betty said as she was suddenly cut off by the presence of a group of people who surrounded the two, knives pointing at them. Her phone fell from her grasp, as she and Jughead slowly raised their hands as a sign of surrender.

Meanwhile, Veronica, who was on the other line, noticed something unusual... "Betty?! Betty?!" she called out from the other line but received no response.